# DesignCrowd: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 1 judge label across 1 category by 1 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/hr/vendors/designcrowd

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Internal talent marketplace](https://www.gane.ai/index/hr/performance/internal-talent-marketplace/index.md) | 0% | 112 | 100% | 1 |

## And against it

- "99designs/DesignCrowd | Use cautiously — spec work model" (Kimi K2, Internal talent marketpl)

## By model

| Model | First choice | Alternative | Mention | Warning | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GPT-5.4 mini | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Perplexity Sonar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Grok 4.20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mistral Small | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Llama 4 Maverick | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kimi K2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MiniMax M2.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GPT-6 Luna | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Muse Glimmer 30B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

## Sources returned with these answers

The sites and pages cited by the answers that named DesignCrowd, from 3 of the 3 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- upwork.com: 3
- awesomic.com: 2
- fitsmallbusiness.com: 2
- freelancer.com: 2
- g2.com: 2
- golance.com: 2
- josephliu.co: 2
- linkedin.com: 2
- reddit.com: 2
- videohighlight.com: 2

### Pages cited

- https://freelancer.com/community/articles/6-common-freelancer-scams-and-how-to-spot-them: 2
- https://g2.com/products/freelancer-com/reviews: 2
- https://josephliu.co/freelancer-best-websites: 2
- https://linkedin.com/pulse/worst-freelance-platform-my-take-big-5-ehigbai-ohiwerei-nsobf: 2
- https://videohighlight.com/v/ILQ5XMIKGkM: 2
- https://youtube.com/watch: 2
- https://a.team/talent/guides/red-flags-in-talent-marketplace-claims: 1
- https://awesomic.com/blog/talent-marketplace-cheat-sheet-speed-cost-quality: 1

## Record

- Method: https://www.gane.ai/index/hr/methodology
- License: CC BY 4.0. Cite as Gane Index, November 2026 Edition, www.gane.ai/index/hr.